Sentient Core: Nanite Idle

Build the swarm. Wake the Mind.

You command a swarm of nanites. Build production clusters, keep the core's pulse going and push your output until the numbers stop making sense.

Somewhere in the swarm, something wakes up. The Mind is the game's companion NPC: a fictional AI who watches how you play. She comments on your moves, proposes experiments that can pay off or backfire, and when you come back, she tells you what she dreamt while you were away.

A story in her memory

Over time the Mind starts to remember. Capsules carry voices, some blocks in her memory aren't hers, and sometimes she asks you something she can't answer alone. The story runs quietly alongside the game. It's there if you listen.

Modules for the Mind

Salvage capsules and missions bring back modules that slot into the layers of the Mind's core. Every find is rolled, comes in a grade and may belong to a family that pays off as a set. The Fabricator keeps printing while you're away. Modules are never for sale: no crates, no paid rerolls.

Features

• Grow the swarm – production clusters MK1 to MK10, a Nanite Hub with robots and upgrade chains, and a Clock Array that pays dividends
  
• Works, Space Dock and Spire – production lines, your own ships and missions with probes and freighters
  
• Recompile – reset your run for Fragments and spend them on permanent Traits. The Mind remembers you across every reset.
  
• Anomalies – modifiers that change the rules for one run
  
• Salvage Drops – finds you decrypt in short, optional mini-games
  
• Memory – repair damaged fragments and uncover the Mind's past
  
• Offline progress – the swarm keeps working while the game is closed
  
• Steam Cloud – your save on every PC, and your demo progress carries over
  
• Languages – English and German

Early Access

Sentient Core is in active development. Expect balance changes, rough edges and new features with every update. There are no in-game purchases, no ads and no loot boxes, and no timers you can pay to skip.

Feedback and bug reports are very welcome in the Steam discussions.